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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05

Among the most curious productions
of New Zealand is the singular plant
called by the natives iwhetol, the
Sph0rid MbetSi0, or bulrush caterpil-
lar, II nature ever takes revenges, one
might imagine this TO be a case of re-
talliaton. Caterpillars live upon plants,
deyonring not only leaves, but bark,
fruit, pith, root, and seeds: in Short,
every form Of vegetable life is drIwn
upon by those yoraciouS robbers. Ard
here comes Il little seed that seems to
say" Turk about IL fair play and
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05

WE have received FROM Secretary
Schl0sser the minutes Of The National
Press Associations This Association
WAS organized in 1850, and had It's first
annual meeting IN Cincinnati in Febru-
any, l,-j. The report is very complete
and contains much interesting and val
uable information.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05

TnI ilrst legislature OF Dakota was
organized NJ Yankton in March lsG2,
twenty five years ago next months.
VIII Dakota celebrate its twenty In
anniversary as "A territory by becoming
IL state? Guess not, though twenty
five years is d long time 10 be a terri
tory .-- W0feHoUa C0lYiq NctcS.
There is no reason to believe that
Dakota Will ever celebrate any of its
birthdays as state. 1t will never
have any stronger claims TO admission
than it possesses at the present moment
and il Was never further from tie rec
Oguition Of those claims than now
Tie old proposition that Dakota must
help itself if it expects to be helDed
must prevail before It's star can be ad-
ded to The natiYnal galaxy. Press a'd
UGkCtaiaa.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05

THE Aberdeen News mentions the
arrival IN that cits Of ", Diggs, "who
has Tie empty honor Of being in charge
Of the empty treasury OF an empty
state Mr. -. wishes Us TO correct
the item by saying that the treasury is
not empty; there is over fifty dollars in
il, aud 1t owes nothing (" amy cne.
Which is a pretty good showing for a
state Out of the union, and a good deal
better than three-quarters of those i'll
the union can show. liUr0Hite.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05

THE end OF expectation for Dakota in
the present congress has been reached.
All through The term a few OF It's mis-
taken friends have been dtluded with
the hope that al auspiCiOus moment
would arrive ana the peerless territory
would move III magnificent array over
all opposition and finally stand forth
regenerated from vasselage as one of
the family Of the union. This auspic-
iouS moment came last Wednesday in
the House. II WAS just thirty seconds
long and when il had passed the frag-
ments of long nurtured hopes were ~
ing IN the common Leap OF wrecked
prospects. DakOta's cause received 40
more attention tban would have been
given a memorial for an impossible
water way Press and UQlOtuiUa.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05
flourish Of his carving knife he cut off

nouilsh OF his carving knife he cut or
three-quarters Of the whole loaf.
This" he said, ''you give to the
brewer" by this time only thin
slice remained. He set aside greater
part of this to the public house." and
had left only few crumbs; "and this
you keep to support yourself aud fam
lily" The response Of his auditory OF
fellow-laborers showed that they keenly
felt the force OF his Illustration
Selfcte,},
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05

\ workman at Manchester. Eng,
recently made very effective temper.
ance address in the public square. In
his hand he held loaf of bread AMI u
knife. The loaf of bread represented
the wages Of the workingman. After a
few Introductory remarks he cut off "A
moderate slice. This" said he. lis
what you give the city government. >
lie then cut off "a more generous slice,
and this is what YOU give to the gen.
or III governments" then with vigorous
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05

Sioux CRY Sas remaining but one
saloon against which proceedings had
not been instituted up to yesterday
But an avalanche has struck 1t all at
once and lis proprietor is noW called
upon to face twenty-nine different act
ions in court The outlook for him is
discouraglng Press art DokOtui0a
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05

Ir is believed that Assistant Secre
tary Eaiychild viii succeed Manning as
Secretary of the Treasury.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05

SENATOR INGALLS, has been elected
president of the senate in place of sen
atnr Sherman, whose term ended
Mnrrh {
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05

\ STEAMER on the Toiubighee river,
mean Gainesville, Ala, was destroyed
by fire on the first inst. and twenty lives
lost
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05

CARDINAL JACOBING died in Rome on
Feb. %. His place will he hard to Till.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-03-05
weather 1o,.vra,n. Ken. on r.,.

Prot Cleveland Abba anticipates tho tms
when each clifton shalt tbave the right 10
pay 10 cents and demand his special weather
telegram, Geciss'y az he pays his csnts
and demands TO have his letter carried by
mail Boston budget
vsndsrbiit's Private Car "waadsrsr.'.
w. n. vandevailts now privahs ear.
"Ths Wandercr, cost esO,oM The outaids
colos is olive green Elssen persons may
1.-Two III il
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07


SINCE the suspension of the
DEMOCRAT-STAR for the holidays
the reaper, Death, has gathered
home our old friend, Rev. Joseph
Nicholson ("URcle Joe"), which oc-
cured at Ocean Springs on the Goth
of December. "Uncle Joe" was a
devout man, an earnest Christian
worker aud much beloved by his
large circle of friends. He was a So
peranuated minister of the Metho-
dist Conference, but never suspend
ed work in his Masters vineyard,
as all who knew him can attest. He
leaves his devoted wife to mourn
a heavy loss, and we extend to her
our hearty sympathy IN her great
grief.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

The DEMOCRAT STAR is the pa.
per in which to insert court adver.
tisements, because, 1t has the
LARGEST circulation of any other
paper in Jackson county, and be-
aus it is all prin ted at home. In
other words, the DRMoCRAT.STAR
is not a "patent inside" or "outside"
nor IS 'tplate matter" used in the
makeup of the paper. Lawyers
and others who have control of
legal advertisements would do well
to bear this in mind, and govern
themselves accordingly, lest the
legality of their advertisements be
brought Into question.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

WITH this issue we enter upon
the new year 1887. The DEMO.
CRAT.STAR congratulateS its read.
ers that there is so much of encour.
agement in the forecast of the
prospects for the year we have just
entered. For a time at least It
would seem that the time in the
South for dismal conjectures of q.
nancial disaster has passed and the
time is come for only bouyant hope.
VIZ all have an abiding faith that
the better time is near at hand.
Our coast readers may rest assured
that, whether within the next
twelve mouths our beautiful coast
blossoms as the rose. there is every
reason to believe that fhe prospects
are frightening, aud the result de-
ponds largely upon their own ener
gy and enterprises, and the reward
will doubtless prove commensurate
to the undertaking.
The STAR hopes to
keep up to the old standard and
will iuaugurate such improvements
as support aud demand shall seem
to require. With thanks to cur
patrons for past patronage we
would respectfully solicit a contin-
alton of the same, with such ia-
crease as they may feel disposed to
bestow.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07
N'esO .4dpcrsisessaesefs
sheriG''s Sale.
JoHv |. ADAMS g. CO. EFT A.
VI. liz IExecut,,
GARLAND NJ. DEEs, ~

JoHv I. ADAMS & Co, ut A.
GARLAND III. DEES. M
By virtne of an execution directea II
me by W. Nj. Denny, Clerk Of the ciruit
Court OF Jackson comfy, MiSsissinpi, in
the above stated case, ! will scll at public
anction to the highest bidder, for casb
at tho Court-houss door, in the town 81
Scranton, within legal hours, on
Monday, the Sd day of February
lSs7, the same being the LIST MONDAY IN
February, 1857, the following real estate
lying aud being III the county
OF Jackson anil State Of
Mississippi, rs follows, tO-wit. In nee.
ton two (2l, township eight (5l, south
range ak (6) west, rOnIInr pehng at the
noFth west corner OF "a tract ofl1M owned
BY Mrs. NJ. l.. Pol, thence rnAl5tg east
tWenty-one CID chains thence. n4Irth to
the marsh thence wcstwardlyr following
the south side of said marsh so US to In
feTsect the northwest corner ut u post
marked J. u. X, IN said n~zsrsl, on the
J asca2oula river thence south eight ~
chains and fifty (5el links to this place Of
beginning, continuing seventeen ami
eight-five s5-lN huB'tPcdtb acres, more OF
loss, once known ~ the SaTraain & Han.
nalrs mill place. now occupied BY Meade
Bros to satisfy n judgnsent OF John ].
Adams X Co., tor use of M. a. Dces, tor
use IT b. L. Yates smnnntlng to two
hundred aud nineteen dollars aud sofin-
ty-one cents ($IlG.7Tl, and against Gar
land NJ. Dees. with legal interest and all
costs. JOHN E CLARK, Sheriff.
January Z. 1857. 4S.4t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

THE directors OF the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad Company
held y meeting at Jackson, Miss,
on the 2Sth of December last, aud
decided to take charge OF the pene.
Tertiary and cOnvicts on January
LIST. Between three aud four hun
bred of the cOHvicts are to be put
to work on the road between Hat
tiesburg and che Gulf Coast. The
force Of hands will be increased
between Ripley aud Pontotoc to
two hundred. The terminal point
of the road was not decided upon.
The engineer corps ARE locating the
southern eud, and another force
will be placed on The rOute between
P%ontontOc aud Houston. Some
portion OF the copvicts will proba-
bly, be employed by the Company
on levee work in the Mississippi
bottoms. Oel. Jones s. Hamilton
remains in charge of the peneten
tiary aud convicts, and was elected
general manager OF the Company,
Gen. Wn. Henry, secretary aud
manager.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07
A BIG SHEFFIELD ENTERPRIgE.

This Is a stock company just OF
ganized for the raising and breed
ing OF black cats for mink skins
The capital stock $4,000 Thi
company has Purchased CAT Islant
opposite Sheffield landing, ut on,
time owned by Mr.. w. p. Camp
bell, OF Florence, Ala.
The enterprising managers pro
pose TO stock the Island with one
hundred black cats, TO be raised tC
the age of one year, when they will
be Killed and their hides cured and
shipped to Europe aud sold for
mink skins. 1t is estimated that
each female cat will produce twelve
kittens in one year, which will give
the company twelve hundred thou.
sand kittens to kill, the skins being
worth 81 cash IN Liverpool aud
London. All the gray and spotted
cats will be killed aud cooked TO
feed the black cats OH until they
are large enough to kill, then the
flesh of the black cats will be sufi-
cient to keep the animals in % thFiv-
ing condition until ft to kill. And
it is estimated that the one hundred
thousand black cats will produce
at least twenty per cent. OF gray
and spotted offspring, but by care
full breeding the parti cOlored ami
mails will be exteTminated by this
fifth generation, when the company
will have an income of twelve hun
bred thousand skins each year, at
Dnc dollar per skin would be twelve
hundred thousand dollars annually
these new American mink
The company + now anxious to
purchase 5000 black Tom cats as
breeders, for which they will pay
he highest cash price. These Tom
must be sound and all black.
]ne hundred thousand female cats,
s0nnd aud of good size, for
Ehich the highest market price
vii be paid IN Sheffield city lots.
Incorporators: +. Campbell, w.
Hull, G.. w. SwartzS anA "A. j.
loses will lead them out of
he wilderness.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

Banner and WdUo. They all seem
10 be fiourishiDg.
We we're we'll pleased With Flor.
ence, aud from there we came d.
rectly home just ahead Of another
blizzard-0nr luck. Ii something
could happen to give Scranton II
boom, las equal could not be found;
for IN no other place does the null
let so abnndantly abound, and
the small boy aud goat do roam un.
mOlested. L. X. Nj.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07
TEXT BOOKS.

If the free public schools have 8
virtue &C all, and they are few
enough at best, it is in the matter
of cheapeniDg educational advan'
tages to be in reach of the poor. II
is as much as many parents can dc
to keep their children clad and fur
nished with the necessary books.
These books, as q rule, are very
dear. Their cost is fabulous, con.
sidering the style in which they are
gotten up. Still n book, with
reasonable care, should serve II
child until it has been finished and
laid aside for another. But as
there happens to be a great variety
of books of a kind as OF birds, there
are also many teachers of many
minds and notions Hcnce with
every change OF teachers comes IL
change OF books and parents are
notified, rich or poor, that the
books they have bought, and which
are comparatively new, will no
longer answer, but new one must
be purchased, however scanty their
means maj be.
THIS is an abuse which largely
thwarts tue objects of the free
school system and ought to be rem.
edied by the Legislature by the
adoption OF a set of text books and
requiring each school to use them
without change tor u period of
years. 1t this was done advisedly
would be beneficial, in many
cases, beyond the matter of ecOno.
my, by preventing the use Of inte.
riOr books by cranky teachers.
We would suggest that the
teachers Institutes OF the State
discuss this question, and
hey could do much toward accom-
lliShing this needed reform. 1t
would probably not be very pleas
mt to q class of book dealers who
Ire ever aud anon "playing Oh
heir little fddleS" to got changes in
looks where their wares are not
II use, but it would be n blessing
0 hundreds Ut poor parents who
found Stree SCHOOL, to he -
lisnomer, and have long since he.
ONE discouraged. Even rich ones
not take kindly to the waste of
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

The DEMOCRAT STAR did not
succeed in bringing the Volina
man TO it's terms as the Progress
hid and the VoIma man resolved
10 get ever with p. X, aud so last
week he Seut his bill poster to
Scranton aHtl made him paint the
town black aud white, with hand
bills aud posters, all about the
yiltues Of Volina. Aud thus h.
iankeA =. X, aud taught him the
lesson that the medicine man is u
tough citizen AMI not to be de.
spisc'I.-Ga Coast Progress.
The Progress is mistaken. The
VWlina man did come to our terms
and became so %iubilant over the
prospective advantages rs to go
one better md sent ont tire bill.
poster. Even the editor of the
Progress was so impressed by the
advertisement being in the DEMO.
CRAT-STAR that he tried u bottle
OF the Volina cordial aud said he
liked it.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07
SheriE-'s sale.
JOHN l. ADAMS 4 Co, Mt Al.
VS.. tExecHtion
GARLAND d.. Dies.

JOHN l. ADAMS 4 Co, ut AL.
GARLAND d. Dies.
By virtue Of an execution directed 70
me by w. NJ. Denny, Clerk Of the Cirvuii
Court Of Jackson county. Mississippi q
the above ststed case. I viii sell ct public
auction to the highest bidder, for cash.
the sC0urt-hause door, 10 the town q
Scranton, within legal hours, ON
Monday, the Sd dag Of Fsbrsark
1887, the same being the LIST Monday
in February, 1887, the following desonBa
real estate, tO-wit: Lying IN the counl3
Of jackson aud State Of Mississippi =
follows; In section two (2), t0Wna1P
eight % sonth range six I6I west, cen.
meneing ct the northwest corner ~
tract Of land owned b. Mrs n. L ~
thence raining east twcnty-one w
chains; thence north 10 the men@
thence VI stwardly, following the s~outhee
Of said marsh 20 as 70 intersect the neHs
west corner ~ 9 post marked J. b
said marsh, on the Pascagoula
thence south eight Ie1 chains and ~
1901 links 70 the place 81 beginning "a
tanning aoventeen aud eiRhty-hve 49,
4 undredfhs scress more Or les.
knswn - the Barfrziu aud hannahs
place. now oeenPied % Meade brosg
satisfy a Judgment 81 John i. go.
Co. foF the use of y. a. Dsess for re-
Of u. l. Xntea, nmoantnE - two ha1a.r
and thfl8y dollaEs Htz3ol and 49,.
Garland \. DeeA WITH legal lntersl
al eosiA JOHN 4. CLARK Ser
mary 7 1os4.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

THE Board of Supervisors last
Monday passed a vote of thanks to
the DEMoCRAT.STAR for publishing
their proceedings during the past
year free of charge. We assure
them that they are welcome to such
service rs we have rendered them
in giving greater publicity TO their
proceedings than they would other
wise have had. We have publish
ell them for the benefit of our read
erS, and shall continue to do so
until such time as the Board shall
e proper to appropriate q reasOna-
BILE amount-tO have their proceed.
ings published where it will best
suhserve the interests of their o
%stituents, in giving them publicity,
irrespective of by.bidders, as has
been done in the past. So far as
we are concerned, we shall endeav.
or to serve our readers faithfully as
heretofore.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

VFF1Ch OF THE DEMOcRAT-Sr.. (,
rAscAGouLA, Jsn. q, 1857
Report for the week ending ~ ;
Nor So Larsnak, Morthensen sas
from Valencia to master. 30th iOse ions
Nor bk Oxo, TOnnesen, $40 tons fro~s !.
Verde TO Gregory & Co, III inst Vape
Am sch VIM b Wood. DavKINon eco
from Havaena to Denny Il IN 81 sons
Am sch ROllin Sanford, Davies = 'ait,
from Key West to master. 05ti ~ YES
Am sch Four Brothers, TnrkeI ~ s.
from Key West to Dantzler. ~ = sVas
Am sch Belle Higgins, Newberin' aaS
nom Pensacola to Robinson, ''as
cLEARANcRs.
Br blk Rosa Banhcnr WilIiama ,au
for Liverpool with 1,O973I4 feet Ina s1us
valued ut $3.50, ed nit. uaOel
Swd hk Fiarnan, FrOckberg. 371 ton.
Fort Natal BY Hunter with Q5t IN -
lumber valued at $2,9lO, LIST IN, 'iiA
Am sch White Sea. Lee, $50 tons r.. ~
GrNz Ay Denny a 20, with I72. :sSga' ~ 4.
Timber valued at $l,744, 5th inst IVY
blk Freeda Wiley, Wiley. 5OT -.
New York BY Robinson with al on 0
feet lumber, 9th ult. iAOOV
Am sch 3 g Land. Ferry, 474 ton. h.
Dantzler for Boston with 4O5. 00o ~ y
lumber, 9th nit. ieet
Am sch Hildegard, Greed, 90 tons for h,
West by Dantzler with III, 900 IeetinSs
Der, Goth nit 'ah'
sch Rollin Sanford. 80 tons far ~
West by Dantzler with I0l 1853 feet Inn.
her, LIST inst. uu'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07
TO ADVERTISERS.
The DEMOCRAT-STAR

The DEMOCRAT-STAR
is the Oldest newspaper ON the
Mississippi Gulf Coast ; has a
larger bona tide circulation
than any other newspaper in
this section therefore, it is
the BEST advertising med
ium. Advertisers, bear this
in mind.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07
NllcriH''s sale.
JOHN p. RICHARDSON, EFT AL,
VS.. Execution
GARIANn AZ llvwe

JOHN p. RICHARDSON, Z IT AL,
GARLAND N. DEKs.
By virtue of an execution directed 10
me by w. NJ. Denny, Clerk of the Circuil
Court of Jackson eoanty, Mississippi, IN
the above stated Case, J will sell ut public
auction to the big beat bidder, for cash,
at the COnrt-h0use door, in the town Of
Scranton, within legal hours, on
Monday, The Sd day Of February,
1857, the same being the LIST Monday in
February, 1857, the following real estate
lying and being in the county of jackson
State OF Mississippi, as follows, to-
wit /: in section two (2). township eight
co. south range six (6) west, commencing
as the northwest corner Of u tract of land
owned by Mrs. M. l.. Pol ; thenee running
a s twenty-One t2l) chains thcnce north
to the marsh thence westardly, follow
ing the south side Of said marsh so - TO
inteGseet the northwest corner ut a posi-
marked j. B X, in said rnaTsh- on The
PaseagOula river thence south eight 81
chains aud httg 500 links 20 the place Of
beginning, RIlning seventeen aud
e~ighty-hve S5-lW huDdredth acres, NOR
or less, oace known as the SarraEin 4
Hannah's mill place, now occupied by
Meade Bros.. to satIfy a Judgment Of John
r. Richardson, for use Of NJ. A. Dees, Tor
use Of III. L. Yates. amounting e. two
hundred aud fifty-hve dollars 1881 and
against Garland NJ. Dees, with legal in-
terest aud all costs.
JOHN Z. CLARK, Sheriff.
January ?, 1887. 454t
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

DIAMOND Lodge No. 1893, at
Pennington installed its officers for
the year 1887 as follows: AS Her
sey, w. NJ; j. s. Ous, s. w.
Emile KOck, ]. W.; j. A. Mead,
Treasurer; II. S. Weston, Secreta-
~; John L. English, S. D.; Geo.
Summers, J. D.; James Mitchell,
s. aud I.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

The result of the election iu Har.
rison county on the Gulf and Ship
Island Railroad loan is not vet
know u, but it is thought the loan
has been carried. The election re.
turns for assessor, with three boxes
to hear from, give CoWart, 31S;
Murray, $40, and Phelps. 3O1.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

Col. L. Q. @. LAMAR was mar
fied Wednesday last at 10 O'Clock
TO Mrs. VIM. s. Holt at Macon, Ga.
The Secretary and his BRIDE left
there for Oxford, Miss, to visit rel.
atives OF the Secretary, and then
60 to Washington.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

The orange growers of Florida
are happy because the cold wave
passed away without injury to
fruit or trees. The lowest point
reached by the mercury was TWEEN.
ty-two degrees above zero.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-07

GEK. JOHN A LOGAN left as a
part Of bis estate CSC, 900 worth Of
uueneumbered real estate in Car
boudale, and his relatives in that
vicinity are not pleased with the
statements being made that he
died poverty striker.